Weetabix River Pollution

24 February 2020

Weetabix have been fined by the Environment Agency for polluting the River Ise in Burton Latimer near Kettering&period; The pollution happened in November 2016 when 23&comma;000 litres of diesel leaked from tanks on an embankment on the weetabix site into the river&period; The cost of the clean up operation was £500&comma;000&period;
Thankfully&comma; wet weather combined with how the river was flowing at the time limited the damage to fish and plant life&period; Weetabix have been manufacturing breakfast cereal since 1932&period;